Flames of Blood (1981)

​The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter. As their lives become intertwined, they attempt to find a sense of peace and domesticity while caught in the crossfire of the violent Bakumatsu revolution.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Bunta Sugawara

Senkichi

Mitsuko Baisho

Orin

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Seihachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Naka

Kōkichi Takada

Tamao Nakamura

Tetsuro Tamba

T

Taishi Arai

R

Ryumei Azuma

Tatsuo Endō

Makoto Fujita

Kanbi Fujiyama

Gorō Ibuki

N

Nobuo Kawai

Yūsuke Kawazu

M

Megumi Kitagawa

Akiko Kitamura

S

Shingo Kiyokawa

Tomiyuki Kunihiro

J

Junji Kurata

Naoya Makoto

M

Makoto Matsuzaki

Yasuhiro Minakami

Hiroshi Nawa

Ichirō Ogura

H

Hachirō Oka

Makoto Satō

Akira Shioji

Kin Sugai

Nario Takayama

Haruo Tanaka

Masahiko Tanimura

Ryutaro Otomo

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